MANITOWOC - Holy Family Memorial Wellness Center is the first in Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties to offer BOGA Board Training — one of the hottest workouts trending in 2017. This innovative workout lets you take traditional workouts to the water while standing on a floating mat.

Training sessions are 30 minutes or one hour. During class, participants can burn 250 calories or more while performing traditional exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups, planks, burpees, squats, mountain climbers, Pilates, and yoga moves on the floating mat.

"This is a great full-body workout for any fitness level," said Lisa Hansen, a personal trainer at the wellness center. "The uncontrolled motion of the mat challenges your balance and activates core muscles, glutes, quads and hamstrings. The exercises are more challenging than on land, but that is what makes this workout more fun."

Hansen says participants can expect to get wet, so a conservative swimsuit or shirt and swim shorts are recommended. She says participants do not need to know how to swim, but should feel comfortable being in the water chest deep.

A 30-minute BOGA Board Training session is $10 for HFM Wellness Center members and $15 for non-members; or $20 for members and $30 for non-members for a one-hour session.

The HFM Wellness Center is offering free trial sessions for new participants. To schedule a free BOGA Board Training trial or for more details, call 920-320-4600 or visit hfmhealth.org/wellnesscenter.